Mary Houston

Abt 1759 - Bef 1822  (< 63 years)

• Name	Mary Houston  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1759	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	20 Jun 1761	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	She was shown as daughter Mary in the will of James Houston, wife Mary.
  Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement	27 Oct 1773	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	Another distribution of the estate of James Houston was made by William Lane admin, d.b.n. to widow and to (equally): James Houston, Mary Houston. Legatees: Isaac Houston, John Houston, James Houston, Mary Houston, widow (unnamed).
  Will - Named in Husbands will	16 Jun 1791	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	In his will Matthew Purnell, wife Mary, named sons Levi, Moses, sister Sarah Marshall Townsend, mother ____, daughters Charlotty Purnell, Elizabeth Marshall Purnell, wife's brother James Houston & uncle Elisha Purnell.
  Marr Name	Mary Purnell
  Marr Name	Mary Townsend
  Reference Identifier	Maggie 025
  Record ID	77812
  Will	8 Jun 1822	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	To daughter Elizabeth Marshall Purnell. To son Moses Purnell Extr & land purchased of Sollomon Bradford and deeded me by Molly Duncan, 12 acres. To daughter Charlotte Henderson. To granddaughters Mary James Henderson, Mary Houston Bowen, daughter of Parker Bowen. To grandson Hendy Bowen, son of Parker. Witt: Esme P. Bowen and Riley Jones.
  Death	Bef 20 Dec 1822	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5, 6]
  	It was on this date that her will was proved.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Houston, I,   b. Abt 1633, Scotland d. Bef 20 Jan 1693/94, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 61 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Olive Eaton,   b. Abt 1620, England d. Aft 12 Jul 1666, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age > 46 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers
  1. Isaac (of James) Houston,   b. Abt 1753, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. James (of James of Joseph) Houston,   b. Abt 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Houston,   b. Abt 1757, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Mary Houston,   b. Abt 1759, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Dec 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 63 years) ╚═ Capt. Matthew (of Thos of Matthew) Purnell,  m. Abt 1778 ;   Joshua Townsend,  m. Abt 1792 ;   Robert Townsend,  m. 14 Apr 1795
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Levi Purnell and Mary (of Thos of Thos) Dixon)
  + 1. Thomas (of Levi) Purnell,   b. Abt 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Dec 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 31 years) ╚═ Rhoda Brittingham,  m. Abt 1765 + 2. Levi (of Levi) Purnell, Jr.,   b. Abt 1745, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 30 Dec 1789, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 44 years) ╚═ Delilah Brittingham,  m. Abt 1775   3. Sarah (of Levi) Purnell,   b. Abt 1748, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I77812	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	James (of Joseph) Houston,   b. Abt 1722, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 24 Jul 1761, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 39 years)
  Mother	Mary (of Thos of Thos) Dixon,   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Levi Purnell,   b. Abt 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 6 Nov 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 28 years)  m. Abt 1743    ╚═William Lane, (Quaker),   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. 1762
  Marriage	Abt 1753	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  Family ID	F25483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Capt. Matthew (of Thos of Matthew) Purnell,   b. Abt 1755, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Aug 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 36 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1778	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Levi Purnell,   b. Aft 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Charlotte Purnell,   b. Abt 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Lemuel Henderson  (Age < 35 years)  m. 23 Mar 1809   3. Elizabeth Marshall Purnell,   b. Abt 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 26 Feb 1830, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 46 years) + 4. Moses Purnell,   b. Abt 1785, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Apr 1859, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 74 years) ╚═ Charlotte Maddox  m. 22 May 1810;    ╚═ Maria Bowen  (Age 66 years)  m. 16 Feb 1821
  Family ID	F26163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Joshua Townsend,   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Nancy Brittingham,   b. Abt 1755, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1775
  Marriage	Abt 1792  [9]
  Family ID	F30318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Robert Townsend,   b. 30 Oct 1749, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Nancy Ker,   b. Abt 1750   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1768
  Marriage	14 Apr 1795	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Sally P. Townsend,   b. Abt 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 8 Jun 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 26 years) ╚═ Parker Bowen  m. 19 Nov 1817
  Family ID	F26162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2002] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1759-1769, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1987), p. 9 (will of James Houston, wife Mary), 2002. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 104 (Robert Houston Family), 726. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 103 (Robert Houston Family), 726. [S2148] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1790-1799, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 4 (will of Matthew Purnell, wife Mary), 2148. [S2151] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1813-1822, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 42 (will of Mary Townsend), 2151. [S2223] Dryden, Ruth - Townsend Family of Maryland, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA 1993), p. 23, 2223. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 220 (Purnell Family), 975. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall), [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, 1955. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 254 (Jeremiah Townsend Family), 975.